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Post by cornfedone Tue 01 Feb 2011, 4:59 pm

I have found a couple Lights that will work for my 150 gallon, Wonder If I can get your guys input on the 2 Lights, I cant Afford that many LEDs to get enough coverage in the tank(unless someone knows something inexpensive), so these are my options I've found.

The AquaticLife 48" T5 HO 6 Lamp Fixture w/ Lunar Lights combine 420/460 nm Actinic lamps, 700+ nm (10K daylight) lamps and four 1W Lunar lights

Current USA Nova Extreme Pro T5 Aquarium Lighting Fixture, 6X54 Watt, 48 inch

Leaning toward the AquaticLife 48"
Let me know which one of these would be a good choice, or if you have a different one that might work better.

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Post by ritter678 Tue 01 Feb 2011, 5:44 pm

I'd get the one with the lunar lights.
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Post by southernlost Tue 01 Feb 2011, 6:58 pm

i use the marineland ultra bright led setup with lunar lights
they are great too and dont produce heat
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Post by southernlost Tue 01 Feb 2011, 7:03 pm

36-48 in. Marineland Double Bright LED Light - 16 x 1W white - 8 x .06W blue
thats the one i use on my 65and my sfties love it and my tank is tall and the light is good at the bottom
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Post by cornfedone Tue 01 Feb 2011, 7:21 pm

I looked at the Marineland 36-48 LEDs, and did not think that this light would be enough for the 150 gallon?

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Post by southernlost Tue 01 Feb 2011, 7:34 pm

use two of them they have the brackets that extend out and they should reach the center brace if you dont have glass tops but my light bar is great it has a little toggle switch for moon lighting the blue lights stay on along with the ultra brights but at night flick the switch and the ultra brights go off and the moon lights stay on i am very happy with this light on my 65 plenty of light and everything in my tank loves it and for the price you cant beat it i mean they are a 100 bucks on amazon i paid 50 for my big one brandnew and well i have no complaints
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Post by matt_longview Tue 01 Feb 2011, 8:26 pm

My decision would depend on how long you plan on keeping these lights. If you're planning to have these lights for a year or more I would go with the T5's for sure. You'll even be able to grow some LPS and keep clams under those. Maybe even some easy SPS's high in the tank.
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Post by Daniel1381 Tue 01 Feb 2011, 9:40 pm

I like the t5 i ran em for awhile i like the one with lunar lights
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